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Poet not good while playing (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

larkin

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'poet' is the definition.
(Philip Larkin)

'not good while playing' is the wordplay.
'not good while' becomes 'lark' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'playing' becomes 'in'.
'lark'+'in'='LARKIN'

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(Other definitions for larkin that I've seen before include "English poet, 1922-85" , "Philip ---, C twenty English poet" , "Coventry-born poet associated with Hull" , "Cab" , "See 15" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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